Forced convection is a special type of heat transfer in which fluids are forced to move, in order to increase the heat transfer. The aim of this study is to investigate in a numerical simulation of forced convection in a cubic cavity containing two cylindrical heat sources in the middle. The cavity is subjected to an inflow of air inlet from the left and an outlet flow from the right side with the same dimensions of the opening doors (0.1 H). The walls of the cavity are maintained adiabatic. The conservation equations governing the flow of forced convection are solved using the finite volume method that is used by FLUENT –ANSYS Software. Also, a comparison was performed shows good agreement between the numerical results with those available in the literature (numerical, analytical and experimental). The effect of the dimension of cavity (number of Rayleigh) and the velocity of ventilation of the air (number of Reynolds), as well as the dimension between sources cylindrical are presented and discussed. The results obtained show a strong dependence between the geometrical conditions and the structure of the dynamic and thermal field of the flow of forced convection.

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